I am 54 years old. As best as I can remember, I started masturbating at age 12. My father had told me that masturbating would cause insanity and/or blindness. I had been introduced to sex around that time by my cousins who were near my age. I remember how good it felt entering a woman and how hard my penis was. My first ejaculation was a surprise. My female cousin stopped having intercourse with me and her brother, and I wanted that feeling of ejaculation again. After that, it seems I was always playing with myself.
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Ignored alarm
I'm 22 and from Wisconsin. I began masturbating just before my 12th birthday. Within a few weeks I experienced my first ejaculation. Not knowing what it was, I was alarmed and stopped masturbating for several days -- but soon the urge was too great and I resumed, without much care.
As long as I can remember
I have had erections as long as I can remember, but I was not aware they could be manually induced by playing with your penis until I turned 8. I grew up rather isolated since most of my childhood was spent on a farm and I was an only child. Sex was not taught; you just picked it up. I guess I was not as precocious as some of the other boys my age, since by the age of 8 I knew that if I manipulated my penis for a while I would start getting an erection. I am sure other boys were further along in this area than I was.
European vacation
I started masturbating at about age 14. I learned about it through a family friend, while I was on a trip to Europe. He gave me a lecture about masturbating, and about how everyone did it -- they just didn't talk about it. I didn't know what it was, but I was determined to find out. I searched all over the Internet, but this site wasn't in existence yet. I finally just looked it up in an online dictionary. I was very surprised to find out that I had been missing out on this wonderful experience all of my life.
Dirt Devil
I've read through all the past Biographies and noticed there was only one submission from a woman. I thought I'd take it upon myself to write a second.
Fun with friends
I am 29 and have been masturbating since I was about 7. I can remember as a child being very interested in my penis and the things it did.
Solo learning
When I was 10 or 11 I started having "wet dreams" 1 or 2 times a week. My school friends were having them also, and we would compare experiences. My buddy and I went to the local library and started reading sex books for pre-teens and adolescent males. We learned what "wet dreams" were all about, about erections, masturbation, and ejaculating. My older brother didn't tell me a thing, and neither did my dad.
New to the neighborhood
I was raised in a Catholic house -- but that didn't stop me from discovering this wonder of nature!
Tickled
My life as a masturbator began long before I had heard the term or even knew what it was. I have no recollection of when it started, but I remember I used to tickle my private parts in bed at night, and that it felt very good. There was no ejaculation or orgasm associated with this activity -- just a nice, intense feeling I enjoyed. I'm sure that at age 10 I was doing this regularly.
BAM!
The first time I really ever heard of masturbation was when I was in 5th grade. There were 4 teachers -- 2 male and 2 female; we split up with the guys in 2 rooms and the girls in 2 rooms. We talked about puberty and masturbation. Nobody openly said they masturbated or even understood what the heck it even was. Everyone assumed you were gay if you did it, and that it wasn't normal for any guy to do it.